Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Yugoslavia at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg
IOC code YUG
NOC Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Montreal
Competitors88 (83 men, 5 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Hrvoje Horvat
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1912, 2008–)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1992–)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (1992–)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 S–)
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants (1992 S)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia (1996–)
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (2008–)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (2016–)

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 88 competitors, 83 men and 5 women, took part in 52 events in 14 sports. [1]

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On 26 July a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's handball match between Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag. [2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Matija Ljubek Canoeing Men's 1000m Canadian Singles
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Momir Petković Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tadija Kačar Boxing Men's Light Middleweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ivan Frgić Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Krešimir Ćosić
Dražen Dalipagić
Mirza Delibašić
Blagoja Georgievski
Vinko Jelovac
Željko Jerkov
Dragan Kićanović
Andro Knego
Zoran Slavnić
Damir Šolman
Žarko Varajić
Rajko Žižić
Basketball Men's Team Competition
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Matija Ljubek Canoeing Men's C1 500m Canadian Singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ace Rusevski Boxing Men's Lightweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Slavko Obadov Judo Men's Middleweight (80 kg)

Archery

In the first time the nation competed in Olympic archery, Yugoslavia entered one man. He came in ninth place, missing a top eight finish by only one point.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat 46.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat 1:47.82
  • Semi Final 1:47.03
  • Final 1:45.75 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat 1:47.73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat 28:48.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification 2.10m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.82m
  • Final 7.89m (→ 6th place)

Men's 20 km Race Walk

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Yugoslavia in 1976.

Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit

Handball

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Yugoslavia at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. Istaknute akcije hrvatskih emigranata Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine